The Renal Association invites expressions of interest from its members for the position of Chair of the Rare Diseases Committee detailed below. The deadline for submission of a formal expression of interest is 13 May 2018. Role Title: Chair of the Rare Diseases Committee (RDC) Appointed by an Appointments Panel Reporting To: Academic Vice President […]

We are delighted to announce that the NIHR portfolio support for RaDaR has been renewed for the 2018-19 financial year, thanks to the generous support of Kidney Research UK. This provides accrual support for RaDaR up to 31/03/2019.

The Renal Association’s Patient Information Sub-committee aims to develop and maintain a high quality patient information resource for use by kidney doctors, patients, families and carers in the UK. The work is carried out in partnership with Kidney Care UK The first round of leaflets have now been published on the RA website. This […]

On Wednesday 28th February 2018 a joint patient and clinician event was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham to celebrate RaDaR’s achievements to date and consider where we go in the next ten years. The Agenda, a report from the day and pdfs of the presentation can be found below. RaDaR Meeting Agenda RaDaR […]

The latest copy of the RaDaR Newsletter contains important information about re-consenting paediatric patients as well as details of forthcoming events for Rare Disease Day (28th February) and World Kidney Day (8th March).